North Korea plans advanced space program, including Moon launch
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210001
Guardian : In an interview with the Associated Press, Hyon Kwang-il, director of the scientific research department of North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration, announced that the country is embarking on an ambitious five-year space program. The goal is to launch more Earth observation satellites, one of them a geostationary communications satellite. North Korea currently has two satellites in orbit. Within 10 years, Hyon says, the country plans to launch an unmanned Moon mission. Although concerns over the potential military applications of rocket launches have been raised, Hyon maintains that the satellites will be used solely for communications and to gather data on crops and other vegetation.